Afghanistan sends first cargo to India via Chabahar Port today

[Kailash Kumar]

Afghanistan sends first cargo to India via “Chabahar Port” today

February 23, 2019

KABUL: Kabul administration on Saturday said the first shipment of the Afghan goods will be exported to India through Chabahar port today (Sunday) since the port functionalize years ago.

The convoy is included 23 trucks carrying 570 tons of goods that would reach India by passing Pakistan—a neighboring state that has been in tense relations with both countries, Afghanistan and India.

Presidential Palace Spokesman Haroon Chakhansuri told newsmen that shipment would head to Chabahar Port from Zaranj City in Nimroz province, in the west of Afghanistan.

He said that this would be first time Afghanistan would find direct connection with Indian by using Chabahar port. According to him, the shipment will reach Abrisham Brdige and then to India.

Citing importance of Chabahar port that provides Afghanistan a direct sea access, Chakhansuri said President Ashraf Ghani will fly to Nimroz to inaugurate the first export cargo to India.

The idea of Chabahar Port to be used as regional hub for sea transpiration came on 2016 where India, Iran and Afghanistan signed an agreement on the establishment of a Transit and Transport Corridor. In 2017, India sent its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan through Chabahar by passing Pakistan.

In recent days relations between Kabul and Islamabad and Islamabad and New Delhi is not good. Afghanistan for second time in one week wrote a letter to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over consistent violations of Afghanistan’s territory by Pakistani forces and has called on the UN to initiate “necessary measures to address the matter at hand in an effective manner.

India is also accused Pakistan for recent terrorist attack in Kashmir where over 40 Indian soldiers were killed. New Delhi has raised the issue as well and has threatened Pakistan to isolate it diplomatically. Recently it has banned water flows to Pakistan following deadly attack.

http://www.afghanistantimes.af/afghanistan-sends-first-cargo-to-india-via-chabahar-port-today/

 

[Agnihotra]

Congratulations @Soumitra @Nilgiri @Chhatrapati

 

[Cash GK]

Congratulations @Soumitra @Nilgiri @Chhatrapati

it is 500 miles more then pakistan. i don’t think poor people of afghanistan will be able to tolerate extra expenses as compare to pakistanis products..good luck for both. pak should block indian products from pakistanis soil.. and do lower duity on pakistanis products.

 

[ziaulislam]

it is 500 miles more then pakistan. i don’t think poor people of afghanistan will be able to tolerate extra expenses as compare to pakistanis products..good luck for both. pak should block indian products from pakistanis soil.. and do lower duity on pakistanis products.

Problem is Afghanistan is putting large duties on Pakistani products even though its population is dying of hunger

 

[xyxmt]

why is it that every few months I hear the news about first cargo sent, is chahbahar port counter stuck on 1

 

[Cash GK]

Problem is Afghanistan is putting large duties on Pakistani products even though its population is dying of hunger

in both way afghan will suffer.. most of all illegal practices will be stopped it hurts a lot to pakistani market.. they will suffer as i know. simple thing if i am getting a product from my city in 100 rupe why would i buy same product in 300 from other city.. and no sureties if talaban will give them safe routes in afghanistan

 

[HalfMoon]

why is it that every few months I hear the news about first cargo sent, is chahbahar port counter stuck on 1

The earlier news was India sending it to Afghanistan. Now it is Afghanistan sending it to India.

 

[Chhatrapati]

it is 500 miles more then pakistan. i don’t think poor people of afghanistan will be able to tolerate extra expenses as compare to pakistanis products..good luck for both. pak should block indian products from pakistanis soil.. and do lower duity on pakistanis products.

It doesn't matter as long as we incentivise products to Afghanistan.

 

[Pakistani Aircraft]

Excellent. Now maintain this route indefinitely. Don't you dare ever dream of exporting goods from Afghanistan to India via Pakistan or vice versa.

 

[Mace]

Excellent. Now maintain this route indefinitely. Don't you dare ever dream of exporting goods from Afghanistan to India via Pakistan or vice versa.

Thank for the brilliant analysis captain obvious!

 

[Cash GK]

It doesn't matter as long as we incentivise products to Afghanistan.

then you don’t know afghanistan.. and you don’t know that we have 50 lack afghan in pakistan

 

[Chhatrapati]

then you don’t know afghanistan.. and you don’t know that we have 50 lack afghan in pakistan

That's your problem, not ours.

Besides, we simply do business with them

 

[Cash GK]

That's your problem, not ours.

Besides, we simply do business with them

watch it my brother from other mother

 

[Chhatrapati]

watch it my brother from other mother

No youtube videos. It'll be better you put an argument forward, than putting poor youtube flicks.

 

[Cash GK]

No youtube videos. It'll be better you put an argument forward, than putting poor youtube flicks.

argument is your country has no courage to attack pak.. second go by sea or land we can stop your route any given time.. from oman to pakistani ports distance is around 300 kms and we have the power to block your almost 50 percent trade.. now you oky